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RILEY XANTEN II

This page archives news and photos from Exercise RILEY-XANTEN II in 2017. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement.

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Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, participate in exercise Riley Xanten II, in Burwash, Ontario, Feb. 3-5, 2017. During the exercise, the Marines joined soldiers from the Canadian Armed Forces to exchange knowledge and increase proficiency in cold weather tactics, survival skills, shelter building, ice fishing, and more.

 

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How One Marine Builds His Own Howitzer

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Lance Cpl. Wayne Rohall (Middle) and Lance Cpl. Steven Foster, field artillerymen with India Battery, 3rd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, ram a round into a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer, Oct. 25, 2014 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister. Exercise Twisted Sister was a live-fire artillery training exercise designed to hone tactics, techniques and procedures at the battalion level. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)